Fishing reel



uy 89 i952 l J. R. PENZQL Y WJANDE FISHING REEL Filed Jan. 29, 1948 waff/W15 .casting position.

vUNrrlso STATES-1 PATENT oFFIcla.

FISHING REEL Jos Ramon Penzol yVijande, Rivadeo, Spain Application Januaryze, 1948, sria1No. 4,9s7 In Spain October 17, 1947 v This. invention relates to viishing reels, `and moreparticularly to shing reels of the types in which the reel or drum upon which the line is Wound is' turnable from a winding position, having its axis of `rotationat right angles to the longitudinal axis of the rod, to'a casting position inrwhich the axis of rotation is parallel to the axis ofthe rod so that the line may uncoil c claims. V(el. 24e-84.4)

from.. oneend of the drum without requiring the I rotation; of the latter.

Adiculty that has been encountered in reels of ftheV described type, springs .from its 'most desirable characteristic, that is, the. substantiallack; of resistance to Ythezuncoilingof vthe line 'when the'drum isin thecas'ting position.

In priorrreelsof this type, the drum wasturnedV 1 to the-casting position preparatory` to the make ing of Aa cast. Once the drum is in this posi# tion',l theweight of the lure or spconion the end` of the wline iis sufficient to unwind the line 'from the spool orr drum. To'prevent such premature. unwinding of the line with these prior reels it is necessary to grasp the line orto press it against therod and to release theline duringthe casting" operation. Furthermore, in prior reels ofithis type provided with even winding Vdevices for' insuring/uniform winding of the line`V onto the y spoolor drum, such devices'interfered with' the.; free uncoiling of the line from the drurriduring castin or following acast thegsherman had to engage the line in the guide of the even wind@r ingdevicebefore re-Winding the line .on the drum. f All oi these difficulties: made it necessary for.Y a"

fisherman to acquireconsiderable skill inthe use of reels of the describedcharacter'vbefore he# couldeffectively realize a prot from theirin-r" herent advantages, and even after achieving such 1 skill the' Yc liiiculties set `forth reduced the speedV with'z-whichthe reel could be changed from the casting to winding position and .back to2 the A primary object of this inventionis'to provide a shing reel of the type described in which the drum-is easilyand rapidly movable from a winding vtoga casting position and back, andhaving a device for insuring the even Winding of the line on'. 'the. drum which' device is jremote and'V disengaged from. the line when the drumis in its castingfposition.

Another object of this invention is' to'pro'v'ide a fishing reel of the aforesaid character in' which'. the drum isspring urgedrto'its Winding position and locked in such winding position; and where#4 "I in a releasing device'is ,provided for the' drumU i 1061;. which 4 when ;actuatedv4 releases the. lock` and simultaneously swings the vdrum to its'castef ing position so that the drum may ber moved'to the' casting position during the actual casting operation to thereby obtain positive control over the unwinding of the line.'

A further object is to provide a shing reel havingthe above'feat'ures in which'the drum is returned to thel Winding position merely by releasing-'fthe actuating pressure on the releasing 'deviceto thereby stop'the uhwinding of the line. y

Still another' object is to provide a shng reel of the :described type having va', device for insuring even winding of the Vline Yon the drum, which deviceis remote and' disengaged from 'the line 'lli whenfthe drum'is in casting Ypositionqand is re-i turned to operative voscillating position when the drum is moved to its winding position; and wherey in the even winding device when'operative makes contact with the line automatically and withoutY intervention by the fisherman;

A still further object is to provide a shing reel f of the described type having suitable guide wiresv engaging thela'rge diameter end of the drum" when the latter'is in winding position and preventingY the 'entanglement of l the line with thev windingzcrank or other elements of the reel.

Fnally, it is an object of this invention to provide a ishing reel having the above mentioned characteristics which is relatively simple in c'onAV struction, sturdy. and dependable in operationA These' and 4other objects, features and 'advantages of the'invention will appearin the following detailed description of a specific Vembodiment read in conjunction with the accompanying illustrative drawing.

In the drawing:

Figurev 1j is a side elevational View, partly broken away,A ofn a'shing reel/constructed according to an embodiment ofcthis invention, and with the spool oridrum shown in' its winding position;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectionalV view; taken on the irregular line 2 -2 of Figure 3, and yshowing theY spool or drum' incasting position; and

Figure'Bis a 'transversesectional View oi 'the reel in theY position'illustrated in Figure 2, and" taken along the'irregular-li'ne 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring to'the drawing, wherein likereference characters in the several views indicate like'p'arts,v a iishing vreel constructed accordingto this invention is shown to include a support formed of a pair ofst'andards formed ofjsubstantially flat plates I0 and ll eachhaving curved side edges to'provide a base portionanda'r'jight angularly vextending portion, The bottoni edges" 3 of the plates I and Il are joined together by a web I2, which preferably extends beyond the standards to provide a lug for attachment to the support by suitable well known means to 4 39. A thumb rest or button 42 is fixed upon the free end of curved arm 39, and a coil spring 43 connected at its opposite ends to guide 4| and arm 39 urges the latter to rotate in a couna fishing rod I3, shown in broken lines in Fig- 5 ter-clockwise direction as viewed in Figures 1 ure 2. In addition to the web I2, spaced parand 2. A laterally extending lug 44 is formed allel shafts I4 and I5 extend between plates on the curved arm 39 for engagement with a I l) and II forretaining the latter,` in parallel stop 45 fixed cn plate II. StopV 45 is ,formed spaced relation. l with Va curved top surface for smoothly depress- A cylindrical casing I6 is rotatably journalled l0 ing lug 44 when the latter swings by stop 45 between the free ends of the plates I0 and II inV a counter-clockwise direction during moveby the stud shaft I'I extending from one side ment of the drum 26 toward the winding posiof the casing and rotatably received in a suittion Y,(l'igure 1) under the influence of spring able opening formed in plate II, and by the `hol-` 36. `When the drum is in such winding posilow cylindrical boss I8 extendingfrom the other 15 tion, lug -44 engages against the lower surface side of the casing through the plate ID. f A lri'vef-- of stop 45 and locks the gear segment 35 to preshaft I9 is rotatably received in hollow boss I8 ventfrotation of the latter. When it is desired and a bevel gear Wheel 28 is fixed to the inner `to swing drum 26 to the casting position (Figend of shaft I9 within casing I6. A shaft 2l ure 2)-,pressure is continuously applied on thumb extends diametrically across casing I6 and is 20 rest 42, which pressure initially depresses lug rotatablyjournalledin the..cylindrical-wallof. 44,. against. the force of spring. 43,?'sothat1the thelatter. A beveled pinion 22 is xedonlshaft lug -elears stop 45,.` and subsequentlyfthe-lcon-n 2| rand meshes with gear. wheel 26., One end tinued pressure applied tothumbrest'42 effects if. of shaft 2| extends out ofcasingcI and is fiatV rotation of gear ysegmentlonY shaft'v 'I5 -inffla tened as at 23. A bushing 241isformed with 25 clockwisedirection.` The clockwise..rotationfoff'i a non-:circular bore receiving the'fiattenedpor-l gear segment 35 is transmittedto toothed-quai-lf':-7 tion of shaft2l fornon-rotatably.mounting the rant .33! .by pinion A34, and-.casng-l y#SWiIlgSfOI-li* bushing .on the shaft. Thebushing24 isformed` its .axis to move drum226 .tothe-*casting '-posiwitha radially extending flange 25 adjacent its tionparallel to the axis.` ofv rod I3.V LAsl-soon/f y innerend, anda spooliorr drum 26..is slidable A as the pressure exerted on thumbrest 42: i'sreoverfrbushing 24 j Drum 26 is provided .with a leased-the Spiral Swing. 36 '.Will'eifectLthelfre-a. flange. 27 of large diameterv atthe-end--bearing turn of vthetdrum Ato itsiwinding. positionfat right against flange 25 Vof v,the bushing, andv with a y angles t0 theaxisof rod. It.; l j f ange 28 of relativelyysmall diameter at itsouter Curved resilient guide Wires46an`df4 .areXed-l.: end"l .Flanges 2l and 28. are outwardly. concave, `35 to the base portions offplates IOJand-:I I, respec as seen in Figure 3., The outer eXtrem-ity of. tivelyyand extend-upwardlyoand forwardly.there-v A. shaft 2| is threadedand .threadedly receives a from -in a generaldirectionftoward the-aXs-O'f if' disc-shaped .member 29. A braking. washer V30 rotation of casingil 5 Figure 1). The freeendsli. is positioned on-shaftZI and bears against flange of wires 46 and 41 are bentinwardlytowardeach?. 28 under the infiuenceof coil.. spring 3| which 40 .other `(Figure. 3), and. these .inwardly bent-ends I- abutsv :against member .25.1. By. .increasing theengage over the edge of the large diameter angeI-- compression of spring 3I.,thedrum..26 .can .be 21 of drum 26 when thedatter. is in winding-posimadeto rotate. with shaft 2l, and similarly by'. tion(Figure.1). When -drum26is in castingpohfreducingk the Vspring load Vupon' washer 30.1116. sition-(Figures2 and 3.) ,'thefguidewires 46 ande: drumrmay beifreed for rotation .relativeto the--45 4T are-disengagedlfrom the drums'- shaft. A suitable .radially eXtendingcrankf32 Ears 48extend from each ofthe'sde-Walls Of is fixed upon the outer end of shaft `lil-'to pro casing I5 and are provided with Vstuds 49and 50;? Vder-v means `for manually rotating drum v2 'f respectively, extending. outwardly therefrom# through gearsuz and.22 and .shaft 2|.v Substantially U-shaped. line distributing forks 5I The vside wall .of .casingpsl adjacent.to plate 50 and 52are pivotalls7 mountedat the ends of their o II .is formed with an extension; 33 .having a side legs upon studs 49 and 50.-' As seen'in Figure' toothedperiphery forminga toothedquadrant. 3, the pivoted ends o1 'distributing `fOIk 'Heredis-'- Anwidler pinion 34 is rotatable. on fixed.. shaft#r posednwaldlyrf the pivoted ends o1' Afork 5'l,-- I4 and meshes vwith.toothedquadrant 33 as well# and a Spiral Spring v'55l iS diSpOSedalOuIld-Stud '49,9 l as with a semi-circular gear wheel..35` `rotatably betweenrthe pivoted ends of forks 5I and52,`and mounted on shaft I5. It is apparent. thatrohas its opposite endsbearing-against -theedgeslftation-of gear A35 ,in Va clockwise. direction as f. of thev forks Jfor urging the-latter. apart into thef--'- viewed-.in Figuresrl and;2 will4 effec'tfmovementl position illustrated .by Figure 2. furthermore,liof drumA 25 from the windingposition ofA FigtheLsidelegs of forks-I and-52 adiaeentto plate ure 1 to Vthercasting position of. Figure A GO I0 of. the lsupporti-ng frameare'eforme'df withf' fiat-.spiral springs` iis' .disposed around shaft. shoulders 54 and 55,'respectively, for*afpurpose@ I5,A and one end of spring 36: is fixed byzsuithereinafterzdisclosed I able means to lug 3'! on .gear wheel. '.35 .while Spacedapart studs 56 rand-51 extend jutwardly=1 Y the other end is fixed to lug 38 on.,plate Il, a from plate I0,and meshing spur'gears'55ande592- Spring A36 is so disposedpas to ,constantly-'urge respectively, 'are rotatable thereon... Gears `58 and?? gear wheel 35 to rotatein a `counter-clockwise 59 have eccentric cam members -BandBI rel direction, asviewed in -Figuresl 1 nanc1r2, to ther-eb. spectively, vxed on their inner'surfacesfanro-Jeby 4move the drum l 26 to .the -winding position.. tatabletherewith. Cam membersfBD-'and-GI en-m* (Figure l):V Y gage against shoulders 54 and 55,respectively-,11;Y A curved arm A39 is pivoted .at vone end of a 70 when .-.the .drum is inits lwinding position (Figurer stud .,4 extending laterally-from .thesemi-ciri. cularwgear wheeL 35 adjacent 'one-end of rthe toothedperiphery,ofc-the latter.Y A longitudi; nallylarcuateslotted guide4I .extends v.from the gearilk wheel`1 35 and. .looselyg receivesv curved..A arm.. .75

1% A driving lgear 621s exea ori/Sharma and f meSheS-Wthgear 59 so that rota-tiona1:movementsl of sha-ftIS and hence drum 26 is aecompar-iied'by'`Tw rotation of cams-60 andfl. I AS geen in Figure 1.,; cams and 6.1 areflxeci:ontherrespectivegearing-1`1` which; they engageare disposed onopposite sidesv ofv pivot 49, so that rotation of the cams will ef.- fect the swinging of line guiding forkstogether to and-fro across the length of drum 26 for evenly winding the line on the latter. When the drum is moved to casting position shoulders 55 and 54 swing clear of the respective cams (cam 6| being shown in broken lines in Figure 2) and the spring 53 spreads guide forks 5| and 52 apart to positions in which they do not interfere with or obstruct the uncoiling of the line from the drum. It is to be understood thatgforks 5| and 52 are each formed solthat theyare'freelto undergo their. respective movements .without contacting the kdrum 26 or each other, and without obstructing movement of the drum between the casting and winding positions.

In using the reel described above and illustrated in the drawing, the reel is affixed to a rod I3 by its base plate I2, and the drum 26 will be retained in winding position (Figure 1) by spring 36 and the coaction of lug 44 with stop 45. Upon initiating a cast, the thumb rest is forced downwardly releasing the lock and swinging gear segment -35 for moving the drum to the casting position. Since the release and movement of the drum to casting position is procured by the simple exertion of pressure on the thumb rest, this movement can be effected during the actual cast, and therefore the possibility of premature uncoiling of the line is obviated. The movement of the drum to casting position will simultaneously move the line guiding forks 5| and 52 to remote positions, as set forth above, and the line is uncoiled from the drum or spool by the weight of the lure or spoon without the friction usually associated with the passage of the line through guiding eyes. As soon as pressure on thumb rest 42 is relieved, the spring 36 will return the drum to winding position, so that the uncoiling of the line olf the spool or drum can be effectively arrested during the cast merely by removing the thumb from rest 42. Movement of the drum to its winding position will be accompanied by the swinging together of guide forks 5| and 52, which will dispose the line between such forks. Finally, the guide wires 46 and 41 will engage the edge of the large diameter flange 21 and prevent the entanglement of any loose loops on the drum with the operating mechanism thereabove.

Having thus described a specific embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that changes and modifications, obvious to those skilled in the art, may be effected without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is: v

1. A shing reel comprising a frame having a base for attachment to a fishing rod, a casing carried by said frame and rotating in a plane extending through the longitudinal axis of the rod, a rotatable drum shaft extending radially out of said casing, a drum on said shaft, means on said shaft engaging said drum and resisting rotation of the latter relative to said shaft, a driving shaft rotatable in said casing and extending axially therefrom, gear means in said casing operatively connecting said driving shaft to said drum shaft, a rotatable actuating member carried by said frame and swinging in a plane parallel to the plane of rotation of said casing, means operatively connecting said rotatable actuating member to said casing for swinging said drum between a winding position having its axis of rotation at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the rod and a'casting position having its axis of rotation disposed' parallel tothelongitudinal axis of the rod, resilient means operatively connected to said actuating member and constantly urging the latter to rotate inthe direction moving/said drum to Vsaid winding position, interengageable locking meanscarried by said frame and said actuating member -for locking the latter in a position. disposing said drum in said winding position, man-` ually Aoperable releasing means rockably carried' by said actuating member in a plane parallel to the plane of rotation of the latter and releasing said locking means when rocked in a direction opposed to the vdirection in which said resilient means vurges said actuating member, and means limiting the rocking of said releasing means relative to said actuating member in the direction effecting release of said locking means whereby the continued manual exertion of pressure against said releasing means in the direction effecting release of said locking means will release said locking means and rotate said actuating member in the direction opposed to the action of said resilient means for moving said drum to its casting position.

2. A fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein said actuating member consists of a gear segment, and wherein said means operatively connecting said rotatable actuating member to said casing includes a toothed quadrant extending peripherally from said casing in the plane of rotation of the latter and a pinion rotatably carried by said frame and meshing with said toothed quadrant and said gear segment.

3. A fishing reel according to claim 1; wherein said releasing means includes a longitudinally curved arm pivoted at one end on said actuating member, and a thumb rest on the other end of said arm; and wherein said locking means includes a laterally extending lug on said curved arm, spring means connected to said arm and urging the latter to rotate in a direction moving said lug outwardly from the periphery of said actuating member, which direction coincides with the direction in which said resilient means urges said actuating member, and a stop fixed on said frame lying in the path of travel of said lug when the latter is extended by said spring means.

4. A fishing reel according to claim 1; including axially extending pivot members on said casing spaced radially from the axis of rotation of the latter, upper and lower substantially U- shaped line guiding forks pivotally mounted at the ends of their side legs on said pivotmembers, spring means constantly urging said upper and lower guiding forks apart, shoulders on said upper and lower guiding forks at opposite sides of said pivot members, and guiding fork operating means on said frame engaging said shoulders when said casing is rotated to dispose said drum in its winding position and swinging said upper and lower guiding forks into confronting relation for entraining the line therebetween, said guiding fork operating means being operatively connected to said driving shaft and reciprocating said upper and lower guiding forks together when said drum is rotated while in its winding position.

5. A fishing reel according to claim 4, wherein said guiding fork operating means includes a pair of spaced laterally extending studs carried by said frame, a gear rotatable on each of said studs meshing with each other, an eccentric cam xed 7 to-eacligear, said ca'xns being disposed l180a out oiphase'and engaging said shoulders when said drain is in its winding position,` anda driving yg'ea` fixed onsaid driving 'shaft and meshing. With`one of said gears on said studs.

AV6.1A 'shing reelaccording to claim 1; wherein Ysaid'.zri'unis 4formed with a relativelyflarge diameterradal 'flange 'at the endy thereof iadjacent lsaidfcasing and with a relatively smalll theperiphery of said relatively llarge g diameter ange .when said drumfis in'lts winding viosi'ii'en to' thereby prevent entanglement of the 'li'ne'with the veralparts" of threel during theline?onto;'said`idrum.-

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